The Effect of Peer Counseling on Nursing Image

In the study, pre-test data will be collected from the first year students enrolled in the school by using the 'Sociodemographic Data Form' and the 'Image Scale for Nursing Profession'. According to the pre-test results, 108 first-year nursing students who scored 143 points or less from the Image Scale for Nursing Profession will be determined by an independent statistical expert. These students will then be assigned to the experimental (n=54) and control (n=54) groups by simple randomisation method. The students in the intervention group will be randomly grouped with 27 senior nursing students who voluntarily agree to participate in the project to provide peer counseling, and one senior student will counsel 2 first-year students. A 7-week counseling process of 1 hour per week will be applied to 54 students in the intervention group. The research will be finalised by applying the post-test to the control and intervention groups immediately after the intervention.

Inclusion criteria

The experimental and control group to be included in the study

• Continuing their education in the first year of Mersin University Faculty of Nursing in the 2023-2024 Academic Year,
• Willing to participate in the study voluntarily, signing the informed consent form/written consent form,
• Does not have any cognitive, affective and verbal problems that prevent communication
• It is planned to include nursing students with an Image Scale for Nursing Profession score of 143 and lower.

Exclusion criteria

The experimental and control group to be excluded in the study

• Do not wish to participate as a volunteer, do not sign the informed consent form/written consent form
• Have a problem that prevents them from communicating cognitively, emotionally and verbally,
• It is planned to exclude nursing students with an Image Scale for Nursing Profession score of 143 and higher from the study.